flexion reflex


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flexion reflex

A sudden automatic withdrawal movement occurring in response to a painful stimulus and effected by the contraction of the flexor muscles of all the joints on the same side.

flexion

the act of bending or the condition of being bent.
flexion reflex
see flexor reflex.
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